title: [Survey of residents on their satisfaction after obtaining a hospital post].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  To evaluate the degree of satisfaction of the resident physicians in an university hospital by the election of the speciality and the hospital, after the takeover of the workplace and in the course of their period of residence.
  
  
  METHODS
  An anonymous questionnaire was distributed to the 164 residents of the hospital to know the concordance between the initial expectations of the residents and the degree of current satisfaction, about the specialty and the chosen hospital.
  
  
  RESULTS
  149 out of 164 residents (90.8%) answered the survey. In what is referring to the elected speciality, 57% (85 residents) expressed to be satisfied or very satisfied by their election; 22% (33 residents) felt indifferent, and 21% (31 residents) were unsatisfied or very unsatisfied. In what concerns to the chosen hospital, 43% (64 residents) were satisfied or very satisfied; 29% (43 residents) indifferent, and 28% (42 residents) were unsatisfied or very unsatisfied. With respect to the degree of satisfaction by the exercise of the profession at the moment of accomplishing the survey, 98% (143/149) of the residents answered, and of these, 30% (43 residents) expressed to be satisfied or very satisfied; 28% (40 residents), indifferent, and 42% (60 residents), unsatisfied or very unsatisfied. In the degree of satisfaction influenced in a statistically significant way the group of speciality chosen (medical, surgical or central services) after the examination and the moment of accomplishing the survey; the number of order of the residents examination; to have or not to have a speciality wished before of the residents examination, and the year of residence underway.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The degree of satisfaction of the resident physicians by the election of the speciality and of the hospital is relatively low. This fact outlines the suitability of the election system of the specialty.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Cirugía, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fernández-Llamazares
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Julián
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hidalgo
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: García
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Moreno
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Vega
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ribera
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003625:Data Collection; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008511:Medicine / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013038:Specialization
vernacular_title: Encuesta a residentes MIR sobre su satisfacción tras obtener una plaza hospitalaria.